Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter. <br/><br/>
Morality Without God? 

 - Oxford :  Oxford University Press, USA,  (c)2009. 
 - 1 online resource (224 pages). 
 - Philosophy in Action .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface: Why This Book?; ONE Would You Marry an Atheist?; TWO What's Wrong with Atheists?; THREE What's Wrong with Secular Societies?; FOUR What's Wrong?; FIVE What's So Divine about Commands?; SIX Why Be Moral?; SEVEN What Do You Know?; EIGHT Where Do We Go from Here?; Notes; Index; Index of Biblical Passages. 
<br/><br/> Some argue that atheism must be false, since without God, no values are possible, and thus "everything is permitted." Walter Sinnott-Armstrong argues that God is not only not essential to morality, but that our moral behavior should be utterly independent of religion. He attacks several core ideas: that atheists are inherently immoral people; that any society will sink into chaos if it is becomes too secular; that without morality, we have no reason to be moral; that absolute moral standards require the existence of God; and that without religion, we simply couldn't know what is wron. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199713943 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Philosophy.<br/>Religion and ethics.<br/>Atheism.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BJ47  / .M673 2009